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  Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires Daily Update August 9, 2021   Winthrop, WA — The Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County. These fires are being managed by Great Basin Incident Management Team 1.   Fire Information Line: Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires: 509-557-0740 (Staffed 8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily)   Fire Weather: After a cool start Monday, temperatures will rise quickly by Monday afternoon. This will also bring much lower humidity levels to the region. Skies will remain mostly clear, with some fair cumulus along higher mountain peaks. Light and variable winds in the morning will gradually turn back to the northwest during the afternoon, with some higher gusts along aligned valleys in the evening.   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is currently estimated at 52,859 acres and is 33% contained.   At Vasiliki Ridge crews continued to construct a direct line parallel to...

  Muckamuck Fire– August 9th, 2021 Update  Fire Information Public Phone Line: (509)-202-4184 Email: 2021.muckamuck@firenet.gov Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7786/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuckamuckFire2021   Acres: 989 Percent Containment: 0% Date/Time Detected: August 4th, 08:55 AM Structures burned: 0 Number of Resources: 100 Cause: Lightning Origin/Location: 4 miles Northwest of    Conconully, WA. Yesterday as fire behavior moderated firefighters worked to establish containment lines on the Muckamuck Fire.  Along the southern flank heavy equipment were able to successfully reopen dozer lines from the Tripod fire. Crews were able to b direct begin suppression tactics and scout for holding features as a contingency. Firefighters on the northeastern flank were able to make access up to the fire area and get equipment moved along the FS RD 38 scouting for areas to engage the fire. Today as weather and visibility permits aviation resources will be...

WHITMORE FIRE UPDATENORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12Incident Commander: Bobby Shindelar August 9, 2021The Whitmore Fire is located on the Colville Reservation south of Omak Lake and west of Nespelem, WA. The Incident Command Post at Nespelem Community Center is closed to all but essential personnel to help ensure the health and safety of firefighters and community members.Operations Yesterday, fire fighters took advantage of cooler temperatures, higher moisture levels, and less active fire behavior to secure stretches of fireline. The southwest to southeast borders of the fire along Columbia River Road experienced no fire spread and firefighters conducted mop-up operations successfully. Today, resources will be patrolling that area. Along the northern portion of the fire, including Kartar Creek Road, aircraft assisted crews in securing the perimeter. Dozers and crews constructed containment lines and conducted burnout operations north of Coyote Creek Road. This work will...

Inchelium, Wa. – The cold front that moved into the area yesterday brought measurable rain to the Summit Trail Fire, Upper Lime Creek Fire, and Chuweah Creek Fires. This moisture gives firefighters the opportunity to build direct fire line, while fire behavior is still moderate. Even though this moisture is helpful, the fire is not yet out. A drying trend will start today and continue with warmer temperatures throughout the week which will increase fire activity.Firefighters will hit the fire hard today with more direct attack in areas where possible. They will continue to work to respond to fire starts from last Wednesday’s lightning storm and reinforce lines on the northeast flank of the Summit Trail Fire. Most of the western and the southern sides are mopped-up inside the fire line and that line has held for several days.  The 265 acre Upper Lime Creek Fire did not receive as much moisture as the Summit Trail Fire. The Upper Lime Creek Fire is 0% contained. Crews will continue...

Inchelium, Wa. – The cold front that moved into the area yesterday brought measurable rain to the Summit Trail Fire, Upper Lime Creek Fire, and Chuweah Creek Fires. This moisture gives firefighters the opportunity to build direct fire line, while fire behavior is still moderate. Even though this moisture is helpful, the fire is not yet out. A drying trend will start today and continue with warmer temperatures throughout the week which will increase fire activity.Firefighters will hit the fire hard today with more direct attack in areas where possible. They will continue to work to respond to fire starts from last Wednesday’s lightning storm and reinforce lines on the northeast flank of the Summit Trail Fire. Most of the western and the southern sides are mopped-up inside the fire line and that line has held for several days.  The 265 acre Upper Lime Creek Fire did not receive as much moisture as the Summit Trail Fire. The Upper Lime Creek Fire is 0% contained. Crews will continue...

 Estimated size: 161 acres    Containment: 60% Today: Fallers will continue removing snags that have the potential to fall across containment lines. Hand and engine crews will mitigate roll out hazards, mop up and rehab lines. Hoses, pumps, porta-tanks and other equipment that is no longer needed will be hauled to fire camp where it will be prepped for deployment to future fires. Tomorrow:  Complete mop up, rehab and back haul. Demob most resources. Prepare to hand the incident to a local Type 4 organization.   Weather: Warming and drying. Calm winds in the morning becoming NW 8-14, gusts to 20 in the evening. Max temp 82. Min temp 56 Aircraft: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place in the vicinity of the Moe Canyon Fire. Evacuations: Effective 7:00PM August 8, 2021 the Level 1 Evacuation Notice has been dropped.   Closures: Forest Service Road 5801(Moe Ridge) and 5810310. Detour using FS road 5800 (Tillicum)              Cooperators: WA DNR, USFS, Chelan...

Fire Information Public Phone Line: (406) 426-9595Email: 2021.cubcreek2@firenet.govInciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7675/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cubcreek2fireAcres: 62, 368Percent Containment: 26%Date/Time Detected: July 16th. 1:27 PMStructures burned: 3Number of Resources: 523Cause: Under investigationOrigin/Location: 5 miles North of Winthrop, WA.Firefighters successfully mopped up the Sweet Grass area, adding to the total containment. Along Forest Road 51, crews are focused on suppression repair in Forest Service Camp Four Campground. In addition to suppression repair, crews are monitoring the fire activity as it heads north at a slow rate into the Farewell Fire scar north of Disaster Creek and mopping up on the west side of the road. Heavy equipment, including dozers and chippers, continues moving north prepping Forest Road 39. Indirect line is being connected on Forest Roads 200 and 300, using heavy equipment. Resources are monitoring the heat pocket within...

WINDY PASS FIRE UPDATE             Date:  Monday, August 9, 2021 – 7:00 a.m. Contact:  Public Information Officer Hannah Blackstock, 509-800-7177   Windy Pass Fire Acres: 57 Containment: 22%  Personnel: 193 Closures: Pending   Yesterday: More accurate mapping shows actual fire size of 57 acres. Firefighters searched areas east of the fire that had initially been included in the fire footprint and found one spot fire, which was immediately lined and mopped up. Firefighters connected line around the fire. Progress was made on the 4510 and 3300 Roads to improve emergency access and create a contingency line. Firefighters overnighted at two spike camps close to the fire to minimize travel time.   Operations Today: Firefighters will improve the primary line and install hose around the west, south, and east flanks. Firing operations will occur within the interior to bring fire to the primary fire line and establish control of the fire edge to the south. Heavy...

  8/9 Smoke Outlook   Fire Rain fell on the fires yesterday and temperatures will remain cool this morning but warming begins this afternoon and temperatures will continue to rise the rest of the week. Fire activity will be minimal today with no perimeter growth expected. Cedar Creek is 52,859 acres (+0) and 32% contained. Cub Creek 2 is 62,368 acres and 24% contained, Muckamuck is 1,935 acres and 0% contained. Delancy remains at 223 acres. The Cub Creek 2 team has taken on management of the Muckamuck fire.   Smoke Good air quality throughout the forecast area yesterday! Did you get out and enjoy the clean air? Expect another day of mostly good conditions although with hot and dry weather expected this week, the clear air may not last much longer. Methow Valley air quality will benefit from fires that are increasingly being brought under control. Okanogan Valley will see periods of moderate smoke due to active fires nearby.   Health Enjoy the improved...

Bulldog Mountain Fire:  Yesterday the fire did not grow significantly due to heavy rain that fell throughout the day.  This gave firefighters the chance to work close to the fire’s edge in areas that were safe to do so.  With limited resources on the ground, work continued to gain better access to areas to the east of the fire.  Heavy equipment was moved in and assisted with fire line and road construction.    Today much of the same type of work performed yesterday will continue.  As more resources arrive on the incident more progress will be made to establish containment lines as well as direct fire attack operations where appropriate.  There are 83 personnel assigned to the incident. There have been no injuries or structures lost.   The Bulldog Mountain Fire started August 5. 2021, located 20 miles north of Kettle Falls. The lightening caused fire spread quickly due to low relative humidity and unseasonably dry conditions.  The fire is burning in heavy timber and...

EVACUATION LEVELS UPDATE: All evacuation orders that were previously at a Level 3 have now been reduced to a Level 2 (Get Set).  Today on the fireline, aircraft, dozers, and crews focused on slowing the spread of the fire towards SR155. Cooler temperatures and increased moisture levels aided their efforts. Firefighters also worked on improving containment lines and mopping along the southwest and southeast perimeters of the fire, including Columbia River Road.  Tonight, crews will continue working to secure the northwest perimeter of the fire, conducting burnout operations to reduce potential for future fire spread.  Tomorrow, additional aircraft and resources will be engaged in halting the spread of the fire. More resources have been assigned specifically for structure protection along SR155.  Phone: (509) 557-0063Email: 2021.whitmore@firenet.govFacebook: @cwafireinfoTwitter:

Community Meeting: Todays community meeting was attended by approximately 50 residents of the Entiat Valley. Information was shared on suppression activity that has taken place, the status of the fire and the plan for the coming days.Today: The focus today was to shore up containment lines. Fallers removed snags (snagging) that posed the threat of falling outside of the perimeter while hand crews and engines mopped up and installed water bars on containment lines to prevent erosion. The reduction in acres is due to more accurate mapping.  Tomorrow:  Continue snagging and mop up. Begin back hauling equipment, (hose, pumps, porta tanks) no longer necessary for suppression.  Weather: Erratic winds, gusting 35-40 are possible through early evening. Temperatures in mid-50’s overnight. Warming and drying tomorrow.  Aircraft: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place in the vicinity of the Moe Canyon Fire. Evacuations: Effective 7:00PM August 8, 2021 the Level 1 Evacuation...

 Today, the management of the Walker Fire will transition from Tom Merritt’s Northeast Washington Type 3 Team 1 to Jay Winfield’s  Northern Rockies Type 2 Team 6.  Along with the Walker Fire, Team 6 will manage both the Spur and Chickadee Fires. All of these fires started on August 3rd, when a dry lightning storm peppered the region, starting numerous fires which quickly overwhelmed local resources.  Smoke from these fires, and others burning regionally, have resulted in smoke lingering over the communities of Omak, Tonasket and Loomis for the past few days. The recent cold front has lightened inversion of smoke in the valley for the end of the weekend, but a high pressure will be moving in Monday and smoke will remain throughout the week. Firefighters are taking advantage of the cooler temperatures with higher relative humidity to strengthen and expand containment lines. Isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon over fire locations. A warming trend is forecasted for...

SmokeBreezy conditions should keep smoke moving around and prevent accumulations today. Air quality should remain good throughout most of the day in the Methow Valley. The Okanogan Valley area is more likely to see periods of smoke during the day today although overall conditions for the day are expected to be moderate.HealthEnjoy the improved air quality. Although watch for periods ofsmoke at times, especially in the Okanogan

  Muckamuck Fire– August 8th, 2021 Update Fire Information Public Phone Line: (509)-202-4184Email: 2021.muckamuck@firenet.govFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuckamuckFire2021     Acres: 1,213Percent Containment: 0%Date/Time Detected: August 4th, 08:55 AM Structures burned: 0Number of Resources: 100Cause: LightningOrigin/Location: 4 miles Northwest of    Conconully, WA. On August 3rd thunderstorms moved across northern Washington and ignited multiple new wildfires throughout the region. One of those fires was the Muckamuck fire that is located approximately 4 miles northwest of the community of Conconully. Level 3 evacuation notices have been issued for Salmon Meadows-Kerr area, Level 1 evacuation notice have been issued for Conconully, West Fork-Conconully, and Mineral Hill. Local firefighters with the support of resources from the Cub Creek 2 fire responded to the Muckamuck fire and have been working to establish containment lines. As of Yesterday, August 7th, 2021...

SmokeBreezy conditions should keep smoke moving around and prevent accumulations today. Air quality should remain good throughout most of the day in the Methow Valley. The Okanogan Valley area is more likely to see periods of smoke during the day today although overall conditions for the day are expected to be

News Release August 8, 2021 Orient, WA - The Nine Mine Fire is located 4.5 miles south / southeast from Laurier, WA. This lighting caused fire started on Wednesday, August 4th and has burned approximately 300 acres of forested land. Northeast Washington Incident Management Team 3 was dispatched August 7th to assist the initial suppression efforts by Joint Fire Protection District 3-8 (JFPD3-8), and Washington State Department of Natural Resources. NE IMT 3 took command of the Nine Mine Fire August 7th at 11:00. Evacuations: Remember Ready, Set, Go. Level 2 evacuation means be set to go at a moment’s notice. This level 2 notice is for homes on Imperial Way and Sand Creek Rd.  Road Closures: Nine Mine Rd. remains closed. Today, Firefighter’s efforts today will be to suppress the fire directly where appropriate with crews on the ground. Crews will continue to construct containment lines and fire managers are also working to establish contingency containment lines. Last nights...

WHITMORE FIRE UPDATENORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12Incident Commander: Bobby Shindelar There will be a virtual community meeting today at 1:30 PM hosted online at https://www.facebook.com/cwafireinfo/August 8, 2021The Whitmore Fire is burning on the Colville Reservation south of Omak Lake and west of Nespelem, WA. The Incident Command Post at Nespelem Community Center is closed to all but essential personnel to help ensure the health and safety of firefighters and community members. Operations Yesterday morning, winds from the northeast pushed the fire across the Columbia River Road, expanding the southwest perimeter of the fire. In the afternoon, winds shifted, leading to extremely active fire behavior and driving the fire to the northeast. Fire crews protected numerous homes and structures in the Kartar Valley yesterday, and successfully held the fire in the southeast where it crossed the 115 road. Today, firefighters are securing areas where the fire crossed the Columbia...

Inchelium, Wa. – Firefighters continue their work to contain fire starts from Wednesday’s lightning storm and reinforce lines on the northeast flank of the Summit Trail Fire. Much of the western and the southern flank are mopped-up inside the fire line and the line has held for several days. Two new fires that started on the Colville Reservation, the Seventeen Mile and the Upper Lime Creek, are drawing resources from the Summit Trail Fire. Resources are being reallocated from sections in mop-up and patrol status. This ensures we can assist the other fires while still supporting critical areas on the eastern flank of the Summit Trail Fire. NW Team 7 assumed command of the Upper Lime Creek Fire at 6:00 a.m. today. The Upper Lime Creek Fire was estimated at 162 acres yesterday. People traveling in the area should carefully monitor this fire area for road closures. A 6-mile section of State Hwy 21 is currently closed north of Keller. Check WA DOT website at:...

 Community Meeting: A community meeting will be held TODAY, AUGUST 8, at Cooper’s General Store in Ardenvoir. Fire managers and local officials will provide up to date information on the fire and be available to answer your questions. Today: The fire remained quiet last night despite gusty wind. The fire is now completely lined; the focus today will be strengthening lines by removing snags, securing debris that could roll out and ignite new fires outside of the lines and mopping up. Unburned material within the perimeter of the fire will continue to burn; expect to see smoke within the interior for several days. Tomorrow: Line improvement as needed, mop up and repair. Weather: Partly cloudy and a chance of showers with a maximum temperature of 69. Winds will be moderate in the morning hours, increasing in the afternoon with gusts to 35. Aircraft: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place in the vicinity of the Moe Canyon Fire. Evacuations: Effective 7:00PM August 5, 2021 a...